mall ninja
mall ninja · mall ninjas
A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their…A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their ignorance by making improbable claims about their experience or skill.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, informal)A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their ignorance by making improbable claims about their experience or skill.
Origin
Originated in several discussions in 2000-2001 on Internet forums devoted to firearms, inOriginated in several discussions in 2000-2001 on Internet forums devoted to firearms, in which a poster bragged about his firearm expertise while claiming to be a "Sergeant of a three-man Rapid Tactical Force" at an American mall, trained in "ninjitsu". He was soon nicknamed "the mall ninja".
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Forms
plural: mall ninjas| Singular | mall ninja |
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